ENX 100 Environment and Sustainability: Notes from the Field (1 Credit)

This 1-credit lecture series introduces students to theory and practice in fields related to the environment, sustainability and climate change. Students gain insight into how their liberal arts education and skills in critical thinking and analysis apply to a variety of environmental issues and sustainability contexts. Speakers, including distinguished alumnae, are drawn from the five colleges, the Pioneer Valley and beyond. S/U only. This course can be repeated for credit.

Fall

ENX 218 Natural Resource Conservation and Restoration (4 Credits)

This integrative course explores the conservation and restoration of forest ecosystems. Topics include past land use history and its effect on current forest composition, evaluating forest ecological properties including keystone resources and species, theory and practical application of ecosystem restoration, and the design and management of protected areas. The legal and regulatory framework of resource conservation, conservation incentives and enforcement, and working with local constituencies is also considered. Held at MacLeish Field Station, the laboratory portion of the class provides hands on experience in data collection, mapping and restoration of habitats. Restrictions: Not open to first-years. Enrollment limited to 11. (E)

Fall

ENX 301 Seminar: Environmental Concentration Capstone (4 Credits)

Restrictions: Juniors and seniors only. Enrollment limited to 15. Instructor permission required.

Fall

ENX 400 SPECIAL STUDIES (1-4 Credits)

Instructor permission required.

Fall, Spring